diff --git a/packages/monaco/src/index.ts b/packages/monaco/src/index.ts
index 6c7517d06..05866138c 100644
--- a/packages/monaco/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco/src/index.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,17 @@ export interface ShikiToMonacoOptions {
    * @default 500
    */
   tokenizeTimeLimit?: number
+  /**
+   * A map of theme names to their Monaco theme options.
+   *
+   * This is useful for specifying the base theme for high contrast themes.
+   */
+  themes?: Record<string, {
+    type?: 'light' | 'dark' | 'hc' | 'hc-light'
+  }>
 }
 
-export function textmateThemeToMonacoTheme(theme: ThemeRegistrationResolved): MonacoTheme {
+export function textmateThemeToMonacoTheme(theme: ThemeRegistrationResolved, options?: ShikiToMonacoOptions['themes']): MonacoTheme {
   let rules = 'rules' in theme
     ? theme.rules as MonacoTheme['rules']
     : undefined
@@ -54,8 +62,19 @@ export function textmateThemeToMonacoTheme(theme: ThemeRegistrationResolved): Mo
       .map(([key, value]) => [key, `#${normalizeColor(value)}`]),
   )
 
+  let base = theme.type === 'light' ? 'vs' : 'vs-dark'
+  if (options?.[theme.name]?.type) {
+    const type = options[theme.name].type
+    if (type === 'hc' || type === 'hc-light')
+      base = type === 'hc' ? 'hc-black' : 'hc-light'
+    else if (type === 'light')
+      base = 'vs'
+    else if (type === 'dark')
+      base = 'vs-dark'
+  }
+
   return {
-    base: theme.type === 'light' ? 'vs' : 'vs-dark',
+    base: base as any,
     inherit: false,
     colors,
     rules,
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ export function shikiToMonaco(
   const themeIds = highlighter.getLoadedThemes()
   for (const themeId of themeIds) {
     const tmTheme = highlighter.getTheme(themeId)
-    const monacoTheme = textmateThemeToMonacoTheme(tmTheme)
+    const monacoTheme = textmateThemeToMonacoTheme(tmTheme, options.themes)
     themeMap.set(themeId, monacoTheme)
     monaco.editor.defineTheme(themeId, monacoTheme)
   }
diff --git a/packages/monaco/test/high-contrast.test.ts b/packages/monaco/test/high-contrast.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac5d727d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/monaco/test/high-contrast.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { shikiToMonaco } from '../src/index'
+
+describe('shikiToMonaco high contrast', () => {
+  it('registers high contrast theme with correct base', () => {
+    const highlighter = {
+      getLoadedThemes: () => ['hc-theme'],
+      getTheme: (_id: string) => ({
+        name: 'hc-theme',
+        type: 'dark',
+        colors: { 'editor.foreground': '#ffffff' },
+        rules: [],
+      }),
+      setTheme: () => ({ colorMap: [] }),
+      getLoadedLanguages: () => [],
+    } as any
+
+    const monaco = {
+      editor: {
+        defineTheme: vi.fn(),
+        setTheme: vi.fn(),
+        create: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      languages: {
+        register: vi.fn(),
+        getLanguages: () => [],
+        setTokensProvider: vi.fn(),
+      },
+    } as any
+
+    shikiToMonaco(highlighter, monaco, {
+      themes: {
+        'hc-theme': {
+          type: 'hc',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    const defineThemeCall = monaco.editor.defineTheme.mock.calls[0]
+    const themeData = defineThemeCall[1]
+
+    // This is what we want to fail currently.
+    // It should be 'vs-dark' currently, but we want it to be 'hc-black' eventually.
+    // For reproduction, we assert what happens NOW, or we assert what SHOULD happen and expect failure.
+    // I'll assert what SHOULD happen so it fails.
+    expect(themeData.base).toBe('hc-black')
+  })
+})